did I cross thread my vtube?

[chedderslam]

When I first got my vtube, the atomizers and carts screwed in nicely, with no play or anything. A few days later, I could wiggle the carts back and forth as I tightened them, pretty much all the way down. Does this mean it is cross threaded, or did something else come loose?

If it is cross-threaded, is it "contagious"?

I am about to get a provari. I am worried that if I screw in a cart into the vtube, which might mess up the threads, then put it in the provari, it will mess up the provari threads. Is this possible?

 

[cozzicon]

The provari is stainless steel. I'm not aware of any 510 carto/atty with threads hard enough to damage it.

 

[chedderslam]

My Vtube is the stainless steel edition as well. So is it possible that the play is normal, or is the portion that the carts screw into not SS...

 

[cozzicon]

My Vtube is the stainless steel edition as well. So is it possible that the play is normal, or is the portion that the carts screw into not SS...

I can only advise on the provari. I don't own a Vtube.. sorry

 

[jcamacho]

I'm having the same problem with my Surge tank which is aluminum. I own several aluminum Silver Bullets and this never happened before with them. I had heard that aluminum threading is soft and sooner or later you will have problems with it. I'm going to be more careful from now on and only order stainless steel mods that's for sure.

 

[cozzicon]

I'm having the same problem with my Surge tank which is aluminum. I own several aluminum Silver Bullets and this never happened before with them. I had heard that aluminum threading is soft and sooner or later you will have problems with it. I'm going to be more careful from now on and only order stainless steel mods that's for sure.

Well that might be a good idea. But there are different hardness' of Aluminum available. The Empire Mod uses one of the hardest aluminum available- hence being pretty sturdy even in the atty threads.

I think it's a general quality issue rather than a materials issue.

But then again... the specifics probably don't matter.

 

[SilentEcho13]

I had that issue too on my SS vtube. I couldn't quite pinpoint what it was, but it wasn't terribly annoying. Still pretty annoying though lol.

 

[Disk4mat]

I picked up 2 vtubes and both are the same. Just a bit of play in the threads while tightning. Once screwed in all the way its tight and so is the draw. So I dont feel its a problem. But both of mine were this way right out of the package. In any case they both work just fine and I dont feel its an issue (speaking for myself).

 

[Unforeseen]

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